---
title: "Outplacement Support Provision (con_31915)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f2e4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Outplacement Support Provision (con_31915)

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f2e4

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## Summary

The Department for Education procured an outplacement support service. The service is intended to provide guidance and counselling to people who need help moving on from employment, although the published description does not give further operational detail about the support model or its intended users. The procurement is classified as a service and covers the single requirement under this contract. The buyer is the Department for Education, a central government department based in London. The selected provider, Careerminds UK Limited, is based in Altrincham and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is therefore relevant to providers of outplacement, career transition, employment guidance and related counselling services serving a central government customer.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded to Careerminds UK Limited through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed and began on 29 June 2026, and runs until 31 December 2026. Its value is £33,000 excluding VAT and £39,600 including VAT. There is one completed lot and one active award. The published classification is guidance and counselling services. The procurement route means suppliers were not assessed through a competitive tender for this award; the available outcome records the selected provider and the contract terms rather than a scored evaluation or comparative bid process.

This award indicates a defined Department for Education requirement for outplacement support delivered as a professional guidance and counselling service. It is commercially relevant to providers with an established capability in career transition, redundancy support, employability advice or related counselling, particularly those able to serve a central government department. A credible future competitor would need to show that it can deliver a coherent outplacement service, support affected individuals effectively and operate at the scale of a single departmental requirement. Careerminds UK Limited is recorded as an SME, indicating that this type of service is not confined to the largest suppliers. The requirement may therefore be relevant to specialist firms with suitable delivery capacity and public-sector readiness.

## Notice

The contract will provide an outplacement support service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084142-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £33,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Education |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RENOVO EMPLOYMENT GROUP LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 18:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084142-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084142-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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